I volunteer as a design and communications consultant with Family Scholar House in Louisville, Kentucky, http://www.familyscholarhouse.org the Democratic Socialists of America http://www.dsausa.org and teach children with emotional and developmental disabilities.

The folds and nooks of any sort of fabric or casing are an intrigue and a challenge and immediately capture my eye when looking at classical paintings of women in gowns, men in ruffled collars. The flower helps my eye make the connection between what is human made, sewn, stitched, meant for purpose, and what is so delicately just a glance away and impossible for us to try and sew or craft using our limited abilities. The two side-by-side contrast and compliment the whole, and I enjoy this piece very much.